Railway-track.



PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

J. P. ANGELL. RAILWAY TRACK. APPLICATION 2mm FEB. 0. 190a.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY-TRACK- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

A iiemi n fil d February 9. 1906. Serial No. 300,290.

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Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. ANGELL, a resident of Pine Bluff, in thecounty of Jefferson, and in the State of Arkansas, have in vented acertain new and useful improvement in RailwayTracks; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a cross-section of a railwaytrack embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view in crosssection of one of the rails,and Fig. 3 a detail view of a portion of one of the rails.

The object of my invention is to provide a construction of railway trackwhich will combine the valuable qualities of economy of building,durability, and safety, and to these ends my invention consists in therailwaytrack constructed substantially as hereinafter specified andclaimed.

The rail that I employ has in crosssection a T form, it comprising amain or wheel-engaging member A, which is preferably rectangular incross-section, a centrally-located laterally extending web B, andvertical flanges C, that extend in opposite directions from the web B,the lower vertical flange C when the rail is laid on the ties Dprojecting below the top of the ties and engaging grooves or notches (Ztherein provided for the reception of said flanges. The latter thereforeconstitute securing or anchoring means for the rail and, as will beevident, constitute an amply sufficient means to sustain the railagainst lateral thrust. To protect the surfaces of the wood of the tieswhere the cuts or notches are made, the tie may be waterproofed, and asa further precaution the cuts or notches lined with thin plates orsheets of copper or other material, which will prevent the access ofwater to the wood. Spiking the rail when desirable or considerednecessary is done by providing the web B at suitable intervals apartwith holes, and spikes E are driven therethrough into the tie, whichspikes may be considerably lighter than those used in laying the railsof ordinary construction, and the spikes are preferably made withconical heads countersunk in the holes in the web. To anchor the spikesat or near their mid length, they are enlarged or swelled laterally andthe enlargement gradually diminished toward the point of the spike.

At their ends the rails are provided with longitudinally-extending holesa in the main or body portion thereof for the reception of pins F, a pinF being placed in the holes of abutting rails and extending from one tothe other, and thus oining them. Preferably a coil-spring G is placedbetween. each end of the pin and the adjacent end of the hole in therail. To brace or reinforce the rails at the joints, a braceplate may beused, which, as shown, is in the form of an angle-bar H, preferably of alength to extend over three or more ties, upon which it is fastened, andengaging the outer side of the main or wheelengaging portion of therail, said brace-plate thus being on, the side of the rail opposite thatwhere the vertical flanges C are situated. The upper surface or edge ofthe vertical member of the angle-bar, which is the one against the rail,is inclined or rounded at both ends, so that when the car-wheel passesupon the same it will do so smoothly without any shock or blow.

It will be seen that in the construction of my track no fish-plates withbolts and nuts are employed, and this is important, not only as a matterof economy, but the danger aris ing from nuts working off the bolts isobviated. The upper vertical flange O constitutes a guard which iscomplete security against derailment. The ballast, as shown in Fig. 1,may be filled in between the rails to a level flush with the tops of theupper vertical flange C, (which, it will be observed, extends well abovethe wheel-engaging surface of the rail,) and the top surface of theballast is coated or finished off with a waterproof plastic material. Itwill be apparent that thus constructed the track can be easilymaintained in a clean condition and kept in proper condition at aminimum expense.

Such portions of the structure as maybe desired may be coveredwith anantirust compound; but of course it is to be understood that I do notrestrict myself to any such details nor to the proportions of the railsor other parts of the structure, as changes in these respects may bemade without in volving any departure from my invention.

My purpose in providing the spiral springs G is to provide for theremoval of a rail should it at any time be necessary, the procedure insuch a case being as follows: The abutting ends of the rails are raisedsufficiently to open the joint to permit the pin to be sawed in two, sothat the separate portions of the pin may be removed. In rehole ain oneof the rails. Aplug is then placed in the hole a of the other rail,partially filling.

' it, and then a half of the sawed pin is inserted, which will extendfrom one rail to the other. The provision of holes a is also useful forthe reception of an explosive to be used for the expulsion of the pinwhen necessary should it be so tightly lodged in the hole as not to bereadily extracted otherwise.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In arailway-track, a rail comprising a wheel-engaging member, alaterally-extending web therefrom, a vertical flange extending upwardlyalongside the wheel-engaging member and situated to act as awheel-guard,

and a vertical tie-engaging flange on the web. 2. A railway-track,comprising rails and pins in abutting ends of the rails and elasticpin-engaging means.

3. A railway-track, comprising rails consisting of a wheel-engagingmember, and vertical flanges, one of which is an anchoringflange and theother a wheel-guard, and pins in openings in abutting ends of the rails.

4. A railway-track, comprising rails consisting of wheel-engagingmembers, vertical flanges, one of which is an anchoring-flange, and theother a wheel-guard, and ballast in the1 space between the flanges ofopposite rai s.

In testimony that I claim the, foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH P. ANGELL. Witnesses:

V. D. WILKINs, D. L. FRANKLIN

